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supervisor chiu: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, mr. president. colleagues on a most festive note i think this modest piece of legislation helps deliver on several objectives. one, it empowers small businesses, particularly cafes and restaurants to get their hands around an affordable permit to comply with the law. before they had to have -- they have a permit made available to them that is affordable so they can go ahead and have limited live performances. two, we can put musicians and performance artist to work by doing this. and three, we can actually help to dispel any notion that people who come to san francisco or live in san francisco and believe we don't live up to our represent -- reputation, based on other cities like austin, san antonio, new orleans, and other economies, who do a better job of putting musicians and artists to work. i want to thank my aid for helping work on this legislation. r emp gina, jocelyn, and marie rogerers of the planning department, and a slew of citizenry for their helping in moving this legislation forward, w
supervisor chiu: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, mr. president. colleagues on a most festive note i think this modest piece of legislation helps deliver on several objectives. one, it empowers small businesses, particularly cafes and restaurants to get their hands around an affordable permit to comply with the law. before they had to have -- they have a permit made available to them that is affordable so they can go ahead and have limited live performances. two, we can...
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commissioner mirkarimi: any other public comment? >> i am a consultant, working with state muni san francisco. you should not pass this today. there was a lot of gobbledygook by the young lady who spoke on the initial part, but what she said, if you listen to it, is the full funding agreement may not be available. in case any of you have not read the newspapers, you probably are not aware that the republicans in the house have a different agenda than the fta. the fta may think this project is a good one -- i doubt it, because it is not. but the republicans in the house are targeting new starts projects, good, bad, or indifferent. we do not know what is going to happen in washington. it makes no sense to commit the city to $57 million on the way city to $57 million on the way to
commissioner mirkarimi: any other public comment? >> i am a consultant, working with state muni san francisco. you should not pass this today. there was a lot of gobbledygook by the young lady who spoke on the initial part, but what she said, if you listen to it, is the full funding agreement may not be available. in case any of you have not read the newspapers, you probably are not aware that the republicans in the house have a different agenda than the fta. the fta may think this...
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supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. it is essential to be a member of the round table dealing with prison realignment. supervisor cohen, i believe it does speak for itself. supervisor cohen: i think it does speak for itself. supervisor mirkarimi: any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. please read item three, madam clerk. >> resolution designating on an interim basis, the san francisco adult probation department as the county agency responsible for implementing post-release community supervision until an ordinance designating the san francisco adult probation department as the post-release community supervision authority is considered an adopted by the board of supervisors. supervisor mirkarimi: every city and county is required to designate a specific agency for assembly bill 19, public safety realignment. as part of that process, we have asked the san francisco probation department to be that , lead that orchestration. and to do that, we will be beginning the process of the prison reali
supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. it is essential to be a member of the round table dealing with prison realignment. supervisor cohen, i believe it does speak for itself. supervisor cohen: i think it does speak for itself. supervisor mirkarimi: any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. please read item three, madam clerk. >> resolution designating on an interim basis, the san francisco adult probation department as the county agency responsible for...
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supervisor mirkarimi: thank you very much. thank you to the public defender's office. i would like to bring up the superior court, followed by the department of health and the police department. >> i am director of collaborative courts, standing in for our ceo. i just wanted to support chief still's comments earlier. about $17 million will be coming to -- statewide to the judicial courts essentially to fund hearing officers. some of these officers will be shared by other superior courts. this whole issue does not affect the current court's downsizing. this is something that we can handle quite well through the superior court. supervisor mirkarimi: it has been well reported in the press how saturated and distressed the court system is now, so this might be a good time to kind of address that sense i think anybody walking away from this conversation would automatically think that this is just more pressure added to the responsibilities of the court system. how do you manage that? >> as i said, we are in great shape, as others ha
supervisor mirkarimi: thank you very much. thank you to the public defender's office. i would like to bring up the superior court, followed by the department of health and the police department. >> i am director of collaborative courts, standing in for our ceo. i just wanted to support chief still's comments earlier. about $17 million will be coming to -- statewide to the judicial courts essentially to fund hearing officers. some of these officers will be shared by other superior courts....
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supervisor campos: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: miss miller, i am a little unclear on whether would be $390,000 worth of work delineated by 17 different staff members that would lead towards the expense of $390,000. the scope of the work originally stated seems to have changed from the original discussion about what is necessary. it seems like it is going way beyond what we're asking. what am i missing? commissioner miller: i am asking for $100,000 to do some of those tasks. the $390,000 was provided last february. maybe i am missing your question. it is a lot of money. i think some of the tasks, particularly the risk and financial analysis could be cut down. there are people we have available at the sfpuc internally and through finance that might be able to do some of that work. i am here before you to ask for $100,000 to start the rfp process to leasfor what we needt couple of years to clear in city renewables. supervisor mirkarimi: i am definitely open to the $100,000 portion of it. i would never agree to t
supervisor campos: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: miss miller, i am a little unclear on whether would be $390,000 worth of work delineated by 17 different staff members that would lead towards the expense of $390,000. the scope of the work originally stated seems to have changed from the original discussion about what is necessary. it seems like it is going way beyond what we're asking. what am i missing? commissioner miller: i am asking for $100,000 to do some of those tasks. the...
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commissioner mirkarimi: next item please. >> item 6. authorize the executive director to negotiate and execute annual contract renewals with city and county of san francisco departments and exercise contract options for on-call modeling services, in an amount not to exceed $297,536. this is an action item. commissioner mirkarimi: comments? any public comment on this particular item? seeing none, public comment is closed. same house, same call. so moved. next item. >> item 7. authorize the executive director to exercise the second one-year option of the professional services contract with cordoba/zurinaga joint venture by $1,000,000, to a total amount not to exceed $4,574,000, to provide on-call project management and oversight services and authorize the executive director to negotiate the contract terms and conditions. this is an action item. commissioner mirkarimi: any conversation on this particular action item? any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. same house, same call. so moved. next item. >> item
commissioner mirkarimi: next item please. >> item 6. authorize the executive director to negotiate and execute annual contract renewals with city and county of san francisco departments and exercise contract options for on-call modeling services, in an amount not to exceed $297,536. this is an action item. commissioner mirkarimi: comments? any public comment on this particular item? seeing none, public comment is closed. same house, same call. so moved. next item. >> item 7....
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emily harris. >> good afternoon, supervisor mirkarimi. chairman mirkarimi. . thank you for waiting. >> i'm the founder of the recovery survival network. we have been surfing san francisco's ex-offender population from the corner of 16th and mission now since 1997. we know this population. we understand what this population needs. they trust us because we represent true cultural competency. there's a difference in having a contract and putting some refined words on a piece of paper talking about what cultural competency really means. cultural competency means having people of the same ethnicity and/or of the same mindset working with one another. our agency understanding the needs of this population has developed family of friends clean and sober living network. we are a california association of alcohol recovery resources certified in all of our locations. we currently have 10 s.r.o. master leases. we are extremely proud of the housing that we provide. the house we took older buildings and worked with some of san francisco's housing development companies that
emily harris. >> good afternoon, supervisor mirkarimi. chairman mirkarimi. . thank you for waiting. >> i'm the founder of the recovery survival network. we have been surfing san francisco's ex-offender population from the corner of 16th and mission now since 1997. we know this population. we understand what this population needs. they trust us because we represent true cultural competency. there's a difference in having a contract and putting some refined words on a piece of paper...
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supervisor mirkarimi: yes, we do. i just have one speaker card, but anyone else would like to speak, please do so. supervisor mar: two minutes per person. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i sent you a letter this morning, and i hope you have that. we have attended to engage in discussion as residents are around the commercial district -- of the commercial district, i should say, because there are many in our area. with specific concerns, which are outlined in the letter. specifically, they relate to the public notice process. fundamentally posting notices in the window is something that frequently does not work because frequently it does not happen. and i want to make a very key point here. we are not talking about most of the small businesses. it is like muni. you get 5% or 1% who are really bad, and they'd make it a misery for everyone around them, and we do not have controls to address that. the noise language that has been introduced is excellent. the problem is that the enforcement does not exist. when this was ra
supervisor mirkarimi: yes, we do. i just have one speaker card, but anyone else would like to speak, please do so. supervisor mar: two minutes per person. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i sent you a letter this morning, and i hope you have that. we have attended to engage in discussion as residents are around the commercial district -- of the commercial district, i should say, because there are many in our area. with specific concerns, which are outlined in the letter. specifically, they...
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supervisor campos: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: how is it that the quote here is literally the same amount that exists in the pot? commissioner miller: i think the consultant will tell you that it will actually cost them more. they want to keep the contract price where it was. i believe isthat is what the consultant will tell you. i know that is what the advocates will tell you. my scope is more limited than what is before you, then what local power provided. supervisor mirkarimi: it is too bad nobody from local power is here. why are they not? commissioner miller: i invited representatives from local power to come. i think they feel they have representatives. supervisor mirkarimi: what does that mean exactly? commissioner miller: it is my understanding and i have been told that advocates worked on the scope of work with the consultants. is that not true? supervisor mirkarimi: let's only deal with the facts. they are not here. commissioner miller: i asked him to come. supervisor mirkarimi: this conversation fe
supervisor campos: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: how is it that the quote here is literally the same amount that exists in the pot? commissioner miller: i think the consultant will tell you that it will actually cost them more. they want to keep the contract price where it was. i believe isthat is what the consultant will tell you. i know that is what the advocates will tell you. my scope is more limited than what is before you, then what local power provided. supervisor...
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. >> commissioner mirkarimi? >> commissioner mirkarimi: i think what we have learned over the last three years on this stop and start and stop and start process in terms of us being able to activate the file c.c.a. process for approval before this government is the fact that it works well or better when there's a certain amount of hand holding. and when there is sort of this detachment because we feel a sense of confidence in both the p.u.c. and lafco working together and their ability to try to foster the proper vision by both sectors, then that makes us happy going into it but the by-product seems to fall apart at this particular time. and there's so many variables happening at the same time, especially time sensitive variables that those issues seem to be -- and that understanding seems to be subordinate for whatever reasons to the p.u.c.'s whatever their interest or agenda is. i would assume, director harrington, would love to get this off his plate by now. i just would assume that after everything he's done
. >> commissioner mirkarimi? >> commissioner mirkarimi: i think what we have learned over the last three years on this stop and start and stop and start process in terms of us being able to activate the file c.c.a. process for approval before this government is the fact that it works well or better when there's a certain amount of hand holding. and when there is sort of this detachment because we feel a sense of confidence in both the p.u.c. and lafco working together and their...
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supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: i just want to say thank you from supervisors elsbernd and wiener. this has been a work in progress, while sculpted by the input of all of you, but i am, as i have from the beginning, provided, i think, the collegial courtesy that we are trying to get i think as much from everybody, so i have been asked by one of our colleagues that it would be best for a one week continuance, and i am certainly consider it of that, and i understand -- i am certainly considered of that. -- consider it -- considerate of that. let's make sure that we fortified that expectation. -- fortify that expectation. president chiu: let's take a roll call vote on continuing this until august 2. clerk calvillo: [reading roll] there are 7 ayes and 4 noes. president chiu: this ordinance will be continued until august 2. item 40. clerk calvillo: item number 40, dealing with the inner clement, outer clement, and geary neighborhood commercial controls. president chiu: supervisor mar? supervisor mar
supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: i just want to say thank you from supervisors elsbernd and wiener. this has been a work in progress, while sculpted by the input of all of you, but i am, as i have from the beginning, provided, i think, the collegial courtesy that we are trying to get i think as much from everybody, so i have been asked by one of our colleagues that it would be best for a one week continuance, and i am certainly consider it of that, and i understand -- i am certainly...
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ops supervisor mirkarimi: -- other things. supervisor chu: there has been a desire to take a look at all of justice. certainly, there have been a number of deficiencies in that building for quite some time. housing a number of city departments, including the medical examiner. what happens to the tenants in that building? that has been a long conversation and has been part of the planning process, moving from that location so that we can work on repairing and fixing that site. could you speak a bit about the context and background? i think that part of this is a space or accreditation issue. the medical examiner, separate from hall of justice issued. second, we do have the hall of justice issued, moving from that location. can you speak on that? >> happy to. in the program concept, moving folks out of that facility to permit reconstruction on site of a new criminal justice facility, that will take many years and many different funding sources tackling these individual items. this is one of them. the office of the chief medical
ops supervisor mirkarimi: -- other things. supervisor chu: there has been a desire to take a look at all of justice. certainly, there have been a number of deficiencies in that building for quite some time. housing a number of city departments, including the medical examiner. what happens to the tenants in that building? that has been a long conversation and has been part of the planning process, moving from that location so that we can work on repairing and fixing that site. could you speak a...
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i would like to thank supervisors mirkarimi -- supervisor mirkarimi for always being attentive and looking at the facts. so thank you very much. >> i am the owner of 1300 and also a property owner in the fillmore. i have been involved with the cbd since it started. it started on a rocky road, but it has definitely come forward and is very successful in a sense of getting the community together -- events, clean streets -- really getting the people out. when i first started my business, there was hardly any type of -- there were hardly any pedestrians on the streets. now, it is lively. it is happening. events are going on. people are coming out. it is just getting better. the thing is it was not that way before. i really feel that the cbd has had a lot to do with that. i would encourage you to support us in this renewal. thank you. supervisor chiu: next speaker. >> i am the owner of yoshi's san francisco. i also serve on the board of directors of the fillmore cbd. from the business owners' point of view, i think it is essential that we have a very effective working cbd to support the market
i would like to thank supervisors mirkarimi -- supervisor mirkarimi for always being attentive and looking at the facts. so thank you very much. >> i am the owner of 1300 and also a property owner in the fillmore. i have been involved with the cbd since it started. it started on a rocky road, but it has definitely come forward and is very successful in a sense of getting the community together -- events, clean streets -- really getting the people out. when i first started my business,...
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supervisor mirkarimi: i must have missed that, two years ago. it was not mentioned at the end of 2012 that there may be some question over accreditation being jeopardized if there was not a physical move from the current facility. that is what is being proposed today, correct? >> yes. supervisor mirkarimi: on the deficiencies side, can you describe, is it a question of being able to accommodate the need for, what is it, an additional body count that is being examined? or is it the forensic facilities? what is it, exactly, that is deficient? >> the overall efficiency of the building is that we have outgrown the facility. not only the technological advances that have happened since the building was established, things that we can not accommodate, but also the service needs of the department. especially including the forensic toxicology laboratory, whose services have expanded manyfold over the original purpose of that laboratory. these combined things have made it so that this current facility we are in is not only to small and worn out, but it la
supervisor mirkarimi: i must have missed that, two years ago. it was not mentioned at the end of 2012 that there may be some question over accreditation being jeopardized if there was not a physical move from the current facility. that is what is being proposed today, correct? >> yes. supervisor mirkarimi: on the deficiencies side, can you describe, is it a question of being able to accommodate the need for, what is it, an additional body count that is being examined? or is it the...
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supervisor mirkarimi: thank you very much. i believe for now, that might be all, but thank you very much. i would like to bring up the district attorney's office, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am the chief of the collaborative course division in the district attorney's office, representing district attorney george gascon. we are also joined by the chief assistant district attorney if there are any questions. the district attorney's office sees three main impact we think realignment will have on the work of our office. the first is that we will now be responsible for prosecuting violations for people on post- release community supervision. these are communities who would have otherwise been on parole, and those violations would have been handled by the state board of parole hearings, so this is a new area of work for our office, something we have not had the responsibility to do before. the second impact we see on our office is that we anticipate that we will have to make more court appearances and court cases will
supervisor mirkarimi: thank you very much. i believe for now, that might be all, but thank you very much. i would like to bring up the district attorney's office, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am the chief of the collaborative course division in the district attorney's office, representing district attorney george gascon. we are also joined by the chief assistant district attorney if there are any questions. the district attorney's office sees three main impact we think...
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motion to approve by a supervisor mirkarimi seconded by campos. those are approved. >> i have no communications. president chiu: could you read the consent agenda? >> these items will be acted upon by a single roll call vote unless a member requests discussion of a matter, which will be considered separately. president chiu: would anyone like to sever any of these items? >> on items one through six -- supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor mirkarimi: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. >> there are 11 ayes. president chiu: these ordinances are finally passed. items seven through 18 constitute the upcoming budget. >> items 7 through 8 are the positions in the annual budget, and appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year ending june 2012. aiken's 9218 of the legislation associated with implementation of the -- items 9 through 18 of the legislation are associated with implementatio
motion to approve by a supervisor mirkarimi seconded by campos. those are approved. >> i have no communications. president chiu: could you read the consent agenda? >> these items will be acted upon by a single roll call vote unless a member requests discussion of a matter, which will be considered separately. president chiu: would anyone like to sever any of these items? >> on items one through six -- supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye....
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. >> supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: no. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: no. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor mar: aye. 9 ayes, 2 nos. >> item is tabled. president chiu: item 15, please. >> item 15, ordinance amending the administrative code for enforcement of the minimum wage law for the office of labor standards enforcement. president chiu: roll call vote? >> on item 15 -- supervisor mirkarimi: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim:: aye. supervisor mar: aye. there are 11 ayes. [applause] president chiu: the or ordinance is passed on the first reading p.m. in 16. >> item 16, and ending the administrative code for the use of county officer judicial districts in handling such funds. president chiu: colleagues, can we do same house, call? without objection,
. >> supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: no. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: no. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor mar: aye. 9 ayes, 2 nos. >> item is tabled. president chiu: item 15, please. >> item 15, ordinance amending the administrative code for enforcement of the minimum wage law for the office of labor standards enforcement. president...
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commissioner mirkarimi: any other public comment? >> since the question on the impact on chinatown came up, i think i should say a few things. if i really thought this was a major benefit to chinatown, i would be for this. when i first heard about the subway, why not? it is the best place. unfortunately, the concept has been ruined. let me give you a couple of figures that come from the mta, as officially submitted to the federal government. we found out, because the fta, they have caused the early claims of the mta to be brought down closer to reality. there is 76,000 riders today that use the three bus lines that go along stockton streets. chinatown someplace station will attract 8000, an additional 10%. that is an indication that the subway only the tracks 5 the new riders a day. washington street is not tied down. it is the southern third of chinatown. the rest of chinatown is not helped, nor are all the people to the north and west. finally, according to the newspapers, the chinatown community development center is about to get
commissioner mirkarimi: any other public comment? >> since the question on the impact on chinatown came up, i think i should say a few things. if i really thought this was a major benefit to chinatown, i would be for this. when i first heard about the subway, why not? it is the best place. unfortunately, the concept has been ruined. let me give you a couple of figures that come from the mta, as officially submitted to the federal government. we found out, because the fta, they have caused...
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>> i want to also thank supervisor mirkarimi. this is a great idea and very important to keep beating the drum about how the entertainment commission needs more resources. one of the things that kept coming up during this process is some people don't have comments necessarily has the resources to enforce the ordinance. i think the economy recently has taken it up a notch, and i think it can be enforce it, but i think it needs more resources in the future. i am going to keep pursuing that in future budget cycles. >> thank you. supervisor, mirkarimi? >> again, thank you to all of you colleagues. i think your amendments are fine. i wanted to sculpt the legislation over a period of time so that it is sensitive to each district. thank you for the way it has been built. i get that there need to be some sort oflele -- of tayloring around district. we have retained the rules and regulations as they would apply to larger venues. in terms of neighborhood concerns, public health, noise coal and everything that has caught our attention. over
>> i want to also thank supervisor mirkarimi. this is a great idea and very important to keep beating the drum about how the entertainment commission needs more resources. one of the things that kept coming up during this process is some people don't have comments necessarily has the resources to enforce the ordinance. i think the economy recently has taken it up a notch, and i think it can be enforce it, but i think it needs more resources in the future. i am going to keep pursuing that...